Texas court blocks Biden?s deportation freeze for 14 days On Tuesday a Texas federal judge?granted a two-week temporary restraining order barring DHS from pausing most deportations nationwide while it conducts an internal review, finding that the department may have violated…
Trump can bar immigrants who cannot afford health insurance. On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling involving President Trump?s October 2019 proclamation denying visas to immigrants who did not have private health insurance and could not…
Trump extends Immigrant and work visa limits into Biden Presidency. On Thursday, President Trump extended a pandemic-era suspension of certain immigrant and work visa, ensuring that his sweeping limits on legal immigration will remain in place when Joe Biden is…
State Dept.’s Fiance Visa Suspensions Deemed Unlawful รัฐบาลกลางอเมริการะงับวีซ่าคู่หมั้นดูเหมือนว่าจะผิดกฎหมาย State Department’s fiance visa suspensions deemed unlawful. On Thursday, a D.C. federal judge ruled that the Department of State cannot suspend K-1 fiance visa processing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but declined to…
USCIS spending cuts could further worsen backlog ?USCIS managed to avoid furloughing 70% of its employees ? 13,000 people ? back in August. However, Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow announced there would be ?unprecedented spending cuts? that will ?increase…
DHS Proposes Rule to Strengthen Affidavit of Support Process Proposal enforces long-standing law and protects American taxpayers WASHINGTON?The Department of Homeland Security today announced it will publish a?notice of proposed rulemaking (PDF)?that would increase the integrity of the nation?s lawful…
Trump?s crackdown plan on visa overstays targets mostly Africans and Asians.? ? ?President Trump ordered Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Acting Homeland Security Secretary, Kevin Mc Aleenan, to?implement punishments for countries whose citizens overstay their tourist and business visas…
USCIS Implements New Law Related to Citizenship for Children of Military Members and U.S. Government Employees Stationed Overseas. On Sept. 18, we updated our policy guidance concerning residency requirements under section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to…
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to…